Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-10-29

dON. 81. N. OI Ob6S.
Come ont Democrats and hear them
Are the people of the Eastern
Shore ready to hand Virginia over
to Malone and The Republican par
tys What has Malone OF his par
ty done that should commend them
to the people of Virginia. For four
We rs Malone had possession of
this State. For two years during
this period he had almost absolute
power, having control of all the .le
partmentS of the government. We
can recollect those dark days. Eve
ry office that he could lay his hands
on lie filled with his own minions.
He turned out One-armed anu one
legged Confederate soldiers and
fl'e.l heir places with negro poll
tic.ans who had done him faithful
service among his colored allies
He s!epoSed learned and honorable
judges and filed their places with
knaves and blacklegS, such as Bob
Mans, OF Botelourt, and Tenn Clai-
borne, the 'sLizzard" Judge Of
Franklin. lie even drove from the
lunatic asylumS the matrons and
female nurses, who had spent all
their lives in ministering to the
diseased minds of the unfortunate
Inmates, who chung to them and
would not let them go. He got
himself elected TO the Senate BY
pretending to be a Readjuster
Democrat and then sold himselfto
the Republicans for the Federal
patronage in Virginia, which he
dispensed solely with view to
per. .eiuating his power in this
State and without any regard for
the interests OF the people. De-
claring himself TO be Il better Dem
ocfat Than Ben Hill, he voted eve
r,t:me with the Republicans and
lever lost an opportunity to villify
and miSrepresent the people Of his
State. He melted the negroes OF
Danville to attack the white pco-
pie and thenn company with John
Sherman got up Senatorial in
vestigation by which be tried to
prove that the hite people of Dan
vile had committed a cruel and
cold blooded massacre, and that
Democrats Of tine State were impli-
cate in the plot. THIS che sided
evidence with Mahone's endorse
mcnt was printed and circulated
throughout tie North TO make
woes for the Republican party.
Asa Senator from Virginia, Ma.
hone voted for the Infamous pen
sion swindle, which would have ia
ken fully one hundred million dol
lars annually out of the pockets of
the people in addition to- the sew
e1ty-fve millions Of dollars already
paid every year to the Federal sol
diers; ard yet he could not vote to
give the pittance of a pension to
the Southern soldiers who fought
in the Mexican war. He could vote
f pension tile bummers and kettle
cleaners that helped to crush "the
Rebellion" but he could not vote
10 allow Ills old Confederate com
rrlcs to serve their country in the
army and navy ofthe United States
lie pretended to run an electoral
ticket in 1850 pledged to Hancock
and English, and yet chairman
Cooper, of the Republican party of
Pennsylvania, says he had planned
beforehand with CID Simon Gamer
on % throw the voteof. Virginia for
Garfield and Arthur. We have
not space 10 mention ali OF Ma
homes crimes against Virginia and
! M people. They would fill a vol
unle. We can only name a few;
and these are by no means the
worst. Aud this is the man that
is scheming to get control of Vir-
ginia again and secure his return
TO the United States Senate, where
he may continue to feed fat The
ancient grudgc he bears tie people
OF this great State.
Malone is an absolute tyrant in
his party. If the Republicans sue
coed in carrying Virginia next
month, they will not dare to throw
him overheard and eject somebody
else. This so called independents
movement is Republicanism thinlv